alex norton

private debt investments

About

Experienced startup founder with experience across logistics, financial services, venture capital and software development/deployment. Currently looking at equity/debt investments in pre-seed, seed and series A stage industry-agnostic startups but with a particular interest in Environmental, Farming, Energy, Logistics, SAAS and Fintech in the UK, Africa and APAC

Country

united kingdom

City

london

Industry

venture capital & private equity

Skill

trading, financial analysis, teamwork, financial markets, microsoft office, leadership, fx trading, microsoft excel, public speaking, investments, management, fx derivatives, finance, powerpoint, customer service, algorithms, equities, time management, first aid, logistics, electronic payments, retail, e commerce, trumpet, padi advanced open water diver, ultra low latency, foreign exchange, fx options, food and beverage, foreign exchange management, programming, network engineering, rhel, low latency trading, sports nutrition

Experience

investor

freetrade

2015-3 - Present · 11 yrs 7 mos

Freetrade is an app designed to make investing in stocks and shares easier and commission free. It also connects users with a network of Independent Financial Advisors providing transparent, accessible advice.

co-founder

poochie

2015-8 - 2017-7 · 2 yrs

Poochie was a trial on-demand business/small business aggregator built on top of the Locus checkout and delivery API. He fetched alcohol, mixers and more at off-license prices until 4 am and then deliver to your location all for a measly £5 delivery charge. Who’s a good boy? Poochie is, obvs.

bank of england target 2.0 challenge

bank of england

2012-9 - 2014-10 · 2 yrs 2 mos

Consisted mostly of Econometric analysis around determinants of inflation in the UK

financial institutions group

hsbc

2012-7 - 2014-7 · 2 yrs 1 mo

Insight week in to HSBC's Financial Institutions groups

network manager

town & country staff

2013-2 - 2014-1 · 1 yr

chief executive officer

pronto merchants

2010-2 - 2012-2 · 2 yrs 1 mo

research into algorithmic trading systems

independent

2013-3 - 2013-10 · 8 mos

Independent research into the basics of algorithmic trading systems for equities and FX, my main focus was HFT and low latency systems.

co founder

the bureau group

2014-8 - Present · 12 yrs 2 mos

Bureau is a company that builds companies. We are not an incubator, nor a venture capital firm. We identify significant trends and growing markets, and develop potential products and services for those markets. We match respected industry mentors with young entrepreneurs and co-found companies with them. Together, Bureau staff these teams, assesses the market, research and develops the product or service, establish partnerships, identify sources of investment, and launches the business. We may also fund these projects through their seed-stages.

last mile labs

dpdgroup uk limited

2015-2 - 2015-6 · 5 mos

Last Mile Labs is a startup accelerator from the UK’s most innovative parcel delivery company, DPD. The Last Mile is essential to today's shopping experience. It is also extremely challenging for delivery companies. Technology is crucial to navigating the challenge and DPD are leading the way with innovative services like, Predict, and Follow My Parcel. Now they’re looking to partner with startups, giving them unparalleled access to their data sets and APIs, to enhance the Last Mile experience and push the science of delivery to new heights!

co-founder and director

locus

2014-11 - Present · 11 yrs 11 mos

Delivery has shown to be consumers' number one frustration when buying online. It is also the single greatest barrier to sale for retailers. Our way of solving this problem is to give the consumer complete control and flexibility – whenever they’re ready, wherever they are. Locus is a branded on-demand delivery and speedy checkout option offered by retailers to consumers. Launching Soon. We're hiring! Developers and Interns email join@burgrp.com with CV.